as in guides
one that accompanies another for protection, guidance, or as a courtesy
the mayor served as the First Lady's escort for her tour of the city
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to go along with in order to provide assistance, protection, or companionship
a student from the college escorted my parents and me on our tour of the campus
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Recent Examples of escorts
Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025
Diddy, 56, was found guilty on July 2 on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution for shuttling male escorts across state lines.
—Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025
Squadron name revived Labeling the drone unit as the 431st squadron revives a name that traces back to World War II, when it was activated in 1943 as the 431st Fighter Squadron in Australia, flying long-range P-38 Lightning fighters as escorts for US bombers in the Pacific theater.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
Many of them ride colorful motorcycles during their escorts, not to call attention to themselves, but to the person who died.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Sep. 2025
The settlers, their military escorts and 1,000 head of livestock traveled about 1,200 miles across rugged wilderness for about 5 1/2 months to forts and missions.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 16 Sep. 2025
Imagery captured by the ESA's Sentinel-2 satellites on September 11, 2025, shows the Chinese aircraft carrier CNS Fujian, top, and operating alongside two escorts in the East China Sea.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
The late producer Steve Bing introduced them, and Sheen became a frequent client of Fleiss’s, paying thousands and thousands for the company of her escorts.
—Gillian Telling, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
These drones serve as armed escorts, decoys, and intelligence sources.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
Mitch Moxley, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
Foreign reporters can currently only enter Gaza when the Israeli military allows and escorts them.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 15 Aug. 2025
The winner will arrive by private car and be welcomed by a personal concierge who escorts them to the bed placed right next to the baseline.
—Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Noun
The press office also cannot accommodate waves requests or escorts at this time.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025
Diddy, 56, was found guilty on July 2 on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution for shuttling male escorts across state lines.
—Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025
Squadron name revived Labeling the drone unit as the 431st squadron revives a name that traces back to World War II, when it was activated in 1943 as the 431st Fighter Squadron in Australia, flying long-range P-38 Lightning fighters as escorts for US bombers in the Pacific theater.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
Many of them ride colorful motorcycles during their escorts, not to call attention to themselves, but to the person who died.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Sep. 2025
The settlers, their military escorts and 1,000 head of livestock traveled about 1,200 miles across rugged wilderness for about 5 1/2 months to forts and missions.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 16 Sep. 2025
Imagery captured by the ESA's Sentinel-2 satellites on September 11, 2025, shows the Chinese aircraft carrier CNS Fujian, top, and operating alongside two escorts in the East China Sea.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
The late producer Steve Bing introduced them, and Sheen became a frequent client of Fleiss’s, paying thousands and thousands for the company of her escorts.
—Gillian Telling, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
These drones serve as armed escorts, decoys, and intelligence sources.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
Medlin escorts me down the hall to the judge’s office, where Skeet is in a meeting with some local men.
—Mitch Moxley, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
Foreign reporters can currently only enter Gaza when the Israeli military allows and escorts them.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 15 Aug. 2025
The winner will arrive by private car and be welcomed by a personal concierge who escorts them to the bed placed right next to the baseline.
—Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for escorts
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Stargazers may also want to check out our guides to the top telescope and binocular deals available in 2025.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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Upon arrival at Santa Cruz Island, the guides provide all that’s needed to explore sea caves by kayak, plus the extraordinary opportunity to snorkel through the giant kelp forests.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
24 Oct. 2025
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An advertisement for the Résonance, which Francis Ford Coppola saved and was later found by his wife, leading to the gift, accompanies the watch, Boutros says.—
Laurie Brookins,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Oct. 2025
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But more important to the story than the autobiographical details, which in any case are swallowed up by the vortex of fiction, is the devastating loss of meaning that accompanies the death of a child.—
Karl Ove Knausgaard,
New Yorker,
21 Oct. 2025
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In September 2025, Emerson pled guilty to one felony count of interference with flight crew members and attendants, per Oregon Public Broadcasting.—
Maddie Garfinkle,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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Downtown parking attendants used flashlights to guide vehicles into their lots.—
Robert Wyss,
The Conversation,
21 Oct. 2025
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The Panthers have had three starting right guards this season and all three have sustained noteworthy injuries.—
Mike Kaye,
Charlotte Observer,
29 Oct. 2025
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Nine teens temporarily escaped from a facility the company owned near Philadelphia following a riot in 2023, and guards at the same facility suffered minor injuries during a riot in September.—
Meg Wingerter,
Denver Post,
29 Oct. 2025
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These companions help the Commander out during their quest, but sometimes, a situation may change depending on which companions are currently active.—
Jason Fanelli,
Rolling Stone,
23 Oct. 2025
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But while many edibles and ornamentals make good companions for apples and other fruit trees, some plants just don't belong in your backyard orchard.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 Oct. 2025
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